NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Darren S. Sidney, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · North Charleston, SC

Darren S. Sidney, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in North Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1073600540, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 30166, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1073600540
Name
Darren S. Sidney
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
30166 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9221 University Blvd, North Charleston, SC 29406
Phone
(843) 576-0700
Enumerated
Oct 6, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 27, 2022
Fax
(843) 576-0701
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110805000089); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 9221 University Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. April Buckingham, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1134251952
  2. Christine Case, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1427238328
  3. Jeffrey Hall, MD, DMDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1649229956
  4. R. Jason Hehr, DMDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1164510111
  5. Salvatore Moscatello, DOGastroenterology Physician1447249461
  6. Patricia Stemple, P.A.Physician Assistant1457338766

Verify Darren S. Sidney in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 30166
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Open the South Carolina license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

1,622 Medicare Part D claims for 379 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.

  1. Darren Sidney1,622
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis427 claims
  2. Amiodarone Hcl284 claims
  3. Flecainide Acetate219 claims
  4. Xarelto178 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate171 claims
  6. Dofetilide151 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $46,565.82

320 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Darren Sidney$46,566
  2. Specialty average$3,820

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Coastal Carolina Multispecialty Associates LLCWalterboro, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 300 cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina.

Other cardiovascular disease physician records in South Carolina

  1. Murad Abdelsalam, MDRock Hill, SC1013229756
  2. Hala Abisamra, MDCharleston, SC1164984738
  3. Haytham Aboushi, MDConway, SC1831652718
  4. Carlos Albrecht, M.D.Lancaster, SC1558378091
  5. Mitchell Alderson, M.D.Camden, SC1942204912
  6. Milton Alexander, MDColumbia, SC1144229725
  7. Timothy Alikakos, M.D.Hilton Head Island, SC1427043223
  8. Nathan Almeida, MDFlorence, SC1669697389
  9. Michael Armstrong, M.D.Greenville, SC1538518238
  10. Christopher Asuzu, MDGreenville, SC1083110852

Common questions

What is Darren S. Sidney, M.D.'s NPI number?

Darren S. Sidney, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073600540, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Darren S. Sidney, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9221 University Blvd, North Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 576-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Darren S. Sidney, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 30166, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Darren S. Sidney, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Darren S. Sidney, M.D. had 1,622 Medicare Part D claims for 379 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Darren S. Sidney, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.